Arsenal must publicly tap up Felipe Melo, even if we don’t need him
Above is the well-publicised leak (thank you Arseblog) of either a commemorative shirt being released next season, or our actual kit for next season. As feedback goes, people will be clamouring for it if it is the real thing (there are many pages linking to how this is actually a fake), and I for one will be ordering it immediately if it proves to be the real McCoy.
On to the blog, and today I’m dealing with the Felipe Melo spiel – more to the point, how I feel the club should be resorting to transfer rumours in some sick, twisted fantasy of mine.
Arsenal need to publicly tap up Felipe Melo – even if the debate lingers over whether we need to reinforce central midfield.
Since the Patrick Vieira-Real Madrid fiasco of 2002, Arsenal have long appeared a soft touch when it comes to staving off reported interest in the club’s players.
After Vieira left, Spanish papers targeted Thierry Henry, who eventually left for Barcelona (credit to him last night after getting a start against Stuttgart ahead of that idiot, Zlatan). After Thierry, we’ve never heard the end of Cesc-to-Barcelona headlines.
Late this season, rumours have circled around Roma’s pursuit of Gallas, who allegedly also want Eboue and Vermaelen.
I know a lot of Gooners are proud of the way Arsenal conducts itself off the pitch – there’s always been a touch of class about the red and white and Wenger’s behind-closed-doors transfer policy has been nothing but by-the-book.
Surely now, it’s time to fight fire with fire. Time to unsettle a few players, offer suggestive quotes about wanting certain players and get players and backroom staff in on the act. If Wenger feels too strongly about his principles in this regard, people like Cesc, van Persie and Arshavin – players the press will listen to – should surely start blabbering on, mischievously, about Lionel Messi this, De Rossi that, until those bastard clubs decide to shut their collective traps.
We might not need Felipe Melo – but Juventus are just one club who have given us grief over our coveting our players publicly. Is it time Arsenal dished some dirt straight back, despite the Juve chairman’s wishes?
Wishful thinking. But still – would you prefer to see Arsenal fall to the dark side of transfer politics, or keep their clean, classy image they’ve done so well to maintain of late?
Filed under: Arsenal, Blogging, Transfer Rumours
i agree 100%-let’s forget the jolly hockey sticks approach by our club-the scum out there don’t respect it anymore-for ex juve have started trying to tap up fab as laughable as it seems
I have a close friend who works for…ummm…well, lets just say that he works for an organization whose job it is to utilize foreign media to shape perceptions and move people in certain directions favorable to US interests. Perhaps I should give him a call and get the “Melo Project” underway. I mean, I’m an American and do not Arsenal’s interests mirror my own?
If you don’t get on the phone within the next 10 minutes, you’re not a real fan, SKA.
And of course, fantastic to have you back on the blog.
I love this guy because I am fed up with our attitude of playing silent lamb. How about playing dirty: I mean really dirty. I know Torres would love to play for us, knowing that we can play ball and the breathtaking passes and chances we create he can easily top the chart. I laso know that Lille GK would be marvelous in our shirt.
In a separate reporting: A spud on loan regretted not to have joined ARSENAL. Calling his decision to join Spuds as a big MISTAKE. Hmmmm
Lets dish out some dirty, wild punches after we’ve been hit with cheap shots for too long.
We don’t need to play dirty, where has that got Chelsea 3 title’s in 90 years and detested by everybody except there own fans, at arsenal we have principles and we stand for something.
We may or may not win the title this season but it’s an entertaining watch. – Forever a gunner, “victory through continuity”
slow day, then?
I don’t car if we don’t want Melo, let’s tap someone up………
I’m fed up of the Cesc to Barca rumours let’s give them some back………
Do you not think you should be concentrating on what’s best for the club?
If tapping up works and there’s someone special you want then fine but if it doesn’t…..
Cesc is still here, very few players have gone who Wenger really wanted to keep
So what benefit would it bring?
Plus whatever you think what are the chances that they’ll take any notice (just asking)?
We don’t need Melo or anybody else. We would kill Eastmond career if we get him.
And we are the ARSENAL. We do things our own way.